The Global Politics of Intellectual Property Rights and Pharmaceutical Drug Policies in Developing Countries Export

@article{citeulike:1861892, abstract = {ABSTRACT. One of the major characteristics of the emerging international economic order is the treatment of intellectual property rights (IPRs). Developing country Members are very concerned about the impact that the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) will have on their economies. Of particular concern are those aspects of the Agreement that relate to the issue of access to new pharmaceutical inventions. TRIPS emphasizes a property rights approach whereby private ” owners” of the inventions can restrict access on the basis of commercial considerations. As a consequence, higher prices for pharmaceuticals and other healthcare inventions can prevent low-income consumers in developing countries from obtaining life-saving medications and equipment. It is true, of course, that exploitative business practices are possible only to the extent that monopoly positions are tolerated. Many developing countries, however, lack the necessary financial resources and have not yet developed appropriate competition rules to deal effectively with the challenges presented by the TRIPS Agreement.}, author = {Lanoszka, Anna}, citeulike-article-id = {1861892}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192512103024002002}, doi = {10.1177/0192512103024002002}, institution = {International Political Science Association}, journal = {International Political Science Review}, keywords = {aids, brazil, canada, china, compulsory-license, development, india, intellectual-property, negotiations, ngos, parallel-importation, pharmaceuticals, public-health, rights, south-africa, trips, wto}, number = {2}, pages = {181--197}, posted-at = {2007-11-03 22:06:51}, priority = {0}, publisher = {SAGE Publications}, title = {The Global Politics of Intellectual Property Rights and Pharmaceutical Drug Policies in Developing Countries}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192512103024002002}, volume = {24}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1861892 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1861892 N2 - ABSTRACT. One of the major characteristics of the emerging international economic order is the treatment of intellectual property rights (IPRs). Developing country Members are very concerned about the impact that the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) will have on their economies. Of particular concern are those aspects of the Agreement that relate to the issue of access to new pharmaceutical inventions. TRIPS emphasizes a property rights approach whereby private “owners” of the inventions can restrict access on the basis of commercial considerations. As a consequence, higher prices for pharmaceuticals and other healthcare inventions can prevent low-income consumers in developing countries from obtaining life-saving medications and equipment. It is true, of course, that exploitative business practices are possible only to the extent that monopoly positions are tolerated. Many developing countries, however, lack the necessary financial resources and have not yet developed appropriate competition rules to deal effectively with the challenges presented by the TRIPS Agreement. IS - 2 JF - International Political Science Review EP - 197 TI - The Global Politics of Intellectual Property Rights and Pharmaceutical Drug Policies in Developing Countries PB - SAGE Publications VL - 24 SP - 181 KW - aids KW - brazil KW - canada KW - china KW - compulsory-license KW - development KW - india KW - intellectual-property KW - negotiations KW - ngos KW - parallel-importation KW - pharmaceuticals KW - public-health KW - rights KW - south-africa KW - trips KW - wto AU - Lanoszka, Anna PY - 2003/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192512103024002002 ER -